Tessa is a sixteen-year-old English girl with terminal leukemia, and she has only a few months to live. She makes a list of things she wants to do before she dies, including having sex, taking drugs, shoplifting and falling in love. With her best friend Zoey, her father, and her younger brother, she tries to tick off the items one by one. A neighbor, Adam, enters her life and gives her a chance at love. Her story is told in a direct voice and with humor.
A moving novel for young adult readers, and for anyone who wants an honest story about how someone faces death. It was adapted as the film Now Is Good and suits readers who like emotional stories without too much sentimentality.
Inward-looking; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Goldmann Verlag
- ISBN
- 9783442471065
- Language
- DE
